Pythagoras’ Revolutionary Olympic Boxing Revenge

In the 6th century BCE, a curious fighter named Pythagoras emerged from the island of Samos and challenged the preconceived notions and norms of...

The Curious Origin Controversy Over The Word, Easter

Easter, Ostern, and the Passover Connection Easter, and its German equivalent Ostern, are peculiar words. They are the English and German language designations for the...

The Tale Of Charlemagne’s Humbling Prank Against A Bishop

Charlemagne (r. 768-814), the king and emperor of the Franks, was put in a tough position when a bishop who was a friend and...

Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) "The sectarians deafen one another with their noise and clamor, keep anxiety away with their screeching." From Soren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling...

Pomona And Vertumnus, By Suzanne de Court (c. 1575–1625)

This artwork, by the French artist Suzanne de Court (c. 1575–1625), is a watchcase cover decorated with enamel on metal. Suzanne’s artwork draws inspiration...

Prince Sweyn’s Ten Times Witness Statute In Occupied Norway

Using military posturing and diplomatic negotiations with Norwegian vassals, King Canute (or Knut) the Great—ruler of England since 1016 and Denmark since 1019—was able...

Jupiter And Io, By Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (c.1758-1823)

This dark painting, by the French artist Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (c.1758-1823), re-creates the unnerving opening act of the sad myth of Io, a Naiad nymph...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (c. 1859-1930) "It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery. The most commonplace crime is often the most mysterious because...

Is There A Linguistic Legacy From Falconry?

(Illustration from the Falconry Book of Frederick II, c. 1240s, via Creative Commons and the Vatican Library)   Falconry, a complex form of sport and...

The Story Of Emperor Constantine IV’s Mutilation Of His Brothers

Constantine IV was a son and successor of Emperor Constans II of Constantinople (r. 641-668/669). Constans II, like many emperors of Roman and European...
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